Updated: Legislative Budget Committees Make Cuts That Will Harm Families and Economic Recovery

August 2011 | Presented by the Montana Budget & Policy Center

Montana has the option to maintain core public services that educate our children, keep our families and communities healthy and safe, and help our most vulnerable neighbors make ends meet. These programs also create jobs for teachers, nurses, and other workers throughout the state. Unfortunately, the legislature’s budget subcommittees have slashed many of these services, threatening the health and safety of our communities now and our prospects for sustained and shared prosperity in the future.